Two In One Day????

Hello again,

I know, two in one day, I'm a mad narcissist. But I wanted to write about my recent journey to NYC.

I am completely divided on whether I like/love/hate the city. Never have I been to a place so segregated, and seemingly so voluntarily. Never have I seen such disparate display of wealth. Yet at the same time there is so much life to the city. You're never alone, no matter what time you're out, or where.

And, I've got to say: Times Square is pretty much the coolest place in the world, and Central Park is definitely one of the prettiest.

Nonetheless, these are tiny little stretches in a huge city. It's hard to take the subway and see white businessmen from the Financial District sitting next to hispanic unemployed men from the Bronx, knowing that this is the only (non) interaction they'll ever have. Supposedly the city is gentrifying, but it's hard to believe that. You ride the subway from Brooklyn to the Bronx and the clientele completely changes.

I can't stand the fact that on Lexington and 2nd Avenue there's a Vera Wang store, and on 169th and Fulton there isn't even a Dunkin Donuts. Sorry, there's some problems there, my people.

One of the schools I interviewed at I really liked. It's working with the College Board and is pretty hard core. I'd love to work there, but they're interviewing about a bajillion people, so I'm not so sure that the odds are in my favor. Oh well.

Anyway, I guess I'm not that inspired to write about NY. I thought I was, while I was there, anyway, but now. . .not so much. So. . .short post! Yea! Get back to your lives! The weather is beautiful, what are you doing on yours bums reading about me?

-J